Knaresborough

Knaresborough is an electrical substation in Scotton, Harrogate District, England. Knaresborough is situated near the meadow Sun Crofts, as well as near Scotton Scorchers Junior Football Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Farnham Mires and St Thomas’ Church, Scotton.

Farnham Mires

Protected area

Farnham Mires is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, to the west of the village of Farnham, North Yorkshire, England. It consists of a spring-fed marshy fen or mire with reeds and sedge, and drier calcareous grassland containing a diverse range of flora. Farnham Mires is situated 2,900 feet north of Knaresborough.

St Thomas’ Church, Scotton

Church

Photo: Mel Towler, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Thomas' Church is the parish church of Scotton, a village near Harrogate in North Yorkshire, in England. A chapel was built in Scotton in the early Mediaeval period, but it later fell into ruin. St Thomas’ Church, Scotton is situated 3,600 feet west of Knaresborough.

St Oswald’s Church, Farnham

Church

Photo: DS Pugh, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Oswald's Church is the parish church of Farnham, North Yorkshire, a village in England. The church was originally built in the 12th century, from which period much of the chancel survives. St Oswald’s Church, Farnham is situated 1 mile northeast of Knaresborough.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Farnham and Knaresborough.

Farnham

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Farnham is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is situated 2 miles north of Knaresborough.

Knaresborough

Photo: Simon Burchell, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Knaresborough is a picturesque market town in North Yorkshire. It's four miles east of Harrogate, and bounded to the west by the deep gorge of the River Nidd. In 2024 the population was 16,500.

Starbeck

Suburb

Photo: Mel Stubbs, Public domain.

Starbeck is a village and suburb of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. The population of Starbeck Ward taken at the 2011 census was 6,226. It has many facilities, including Starbeck railway station, which serves the Harrogate Line. Starbeck is situated 2½ miles south of Knaresborough.

Knaresborough

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Scotton, Harrogate District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

54.03127° or 54° 1′ 53″ north

Longitude

-1.48763° or 1° 29′ 16″ west

Open location code

9C6W2GJ6+GW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 186747788

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kingfisher Holiday Park Knaresborough and Sun Crofts.

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Places to explore: Knaresborough and Nidd Valley Business Park.

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